The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is offering you the opportunity to continue your education in Germany with a postgraduate or continuing course of study. The scholarships also promote the exchange of experience and networking amongst colleagues.
For further information on the Study Scholarships - Postgraduate Studies in the Fields of Performing Arts, please visit https://www.daad.org.za/en/find-funding/scholarship-database/?type=a&q=&status=0&subject=0&onlydaad=1&detail_to_show=0&target=1&origin=1&pg=2&tab=&detail_to_show=50109971
Degree Level
- a Master's degree course/postgraduate degree course leading to a final qualification at a state or state-recognised German university of your choice, or
- complementary course without degree (not an undergraduate course) at a state or state-recognised German university of your choice. This can be either a study year in Germany as part of your study programme at your home university or an independent project or complementary study course with a professor/an instructor in Germany. The connection to a university in the fields of art in Germany is mandatory and needs to be verified with the confirmation of supervision.
Deadline
14 October 2024
Who can apply?
- You can apply if you have obtained a first university degree in the field of the Performing Arts at the latest by the time you commence your scholarship-supported study programme;
- Graduates who have obtained their university degree no more than six years ago at the time of the application deadline;
- You must be a full-time student
Fields of Study
- Performing Arts
Scholarship Benefits
- A monthly payment of 934 euros
- Travel allowance
- One-off study allowance
- Payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover
Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after start of funding:
- Monthly rent subsidy (please read the important scholarship information / section D, point 9)
- Monthly allowance for accompanying members of family. Please also read our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 3.
- In case of a disability or chronic illness: on application, a subsidy may be provided for justified additional costs, incurred in Germany due to the disability, that are necessary to realise the project in Germany and that are not covered by a third party; whether and to what extent a subsidy will be paid will be reviewed and determined on an individual basis (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 8).
- Green Mobility Top Up (Support for climate-friendly travel) or reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel
To allow you to improve your language skills in preparation for your stay in Germany, the DAAD offers the following benefits:
- Payment of course fees for an online language course after receipt of the Scholarship Award Letter
- if necessary: German language course (2, 4 or 6 months) before the start of the study visit in Germany; the DAAD decides whether to fund participation and for how long depending on German language skills and project. Participation in a German language course is compulsory if the language of instruction or working language is German at the German host institution.
- Allowance for a personally chosen German language course during the scholarship period
- Reimbursement of the fee for a TestDaF or DSH test, which you can take either in your home country after you have received your Scholarship Award Letter or in Germany during your funding period.
Please note that the DAAD does not cover tuition fees.
Application Process
The application is submitted in two steps:
1. Submission of the application documents online via the DAAD portal and the DAAD Media Database
2. Submission of work samples
Contact
The DAAD Information Centre Johannesburg can be contacted for support, advice and information:
Website: www.daad.org.za/contact
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Documents and Links
Study Scholarships - Postgraduate Studies in the Field of the Performing Arts
Additional Information for DAAD Study Scholarships in the Field of Performing Arts
Note
Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions and are responsible for ensuring that the qualifications will be recognised in South Africa by contacting the South African Qualifications Authority and the relevant professional bodies. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training.
